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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
White Yellowy scab on lip
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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White Yellowy scab on lip
by yellowpaper, Feb 13, 2008 06:51PM
Yesterday i developed a small white blister on my lip. last night i popped it and a white cream colored substance came out. i cleaned it with paroxide. it kind of came back, so i punctured it today during lunch and cleaned it again. No substance this time just a little blood. now five hours later it's a white yellowy scab on my lip. kind of feels like l could rip it off like a scab but still has a bumpy feel not flat like a scab. really tiny though...... no redness at all. cold sore or herpes???? hopefully nothing. what time period would it take to develop if it was one of those two. Could i have gotten it from drinking from the same cup as someoneelse. Because i have noticed from time to time that my brother and his wife will get cold sores on their lips. Anyway, i was over their house exactly two weeks ago eating dinner and we decided to do some shots. we had quite a few and we were all drinking out of the same glasses. didn't notice anything on their lips at the time though. what could it be? what should i do?
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